Sport, masculinities and the body
By: Ian Wellard.
Series: Routledge research in sport, culture and society , v.1
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780415994088
Subjects: Sports -- Sociological aspects; Sports -- Physiological aspects; Masculinity; Stereotypes (Social psychology) in sports; Body, Human -- Social aspects; Body, Human -- Symbolic aspects
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: reflexive approaches to sport, masculinities and the body; title: Sport and masculinities; title: Bodies and masculinities; title: "Expected masculine performances" in mainstream sports: serious competitors, natural athletes and casual enthusiasts; title: Young bodies, schools and sport; title: A lifetime of sporting bodily practices; title: Non-heterosexual sporting bodies; title: Conclusions: looking at the bigger picture.